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Definition of
Weltschmerz noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Weltschmerz
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈvɛltʃmɛrts
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
from German
)
(
formal
)
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a feeling of sadness about the state of the world
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Weltschmerz
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